Gerry Morgan is a Canadian entrepreneur

Entrepreneur

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 and educator specializing in ICT

Information and communication technologies

Information and communications technology or information and communication technology, usually abbreviated as ICT, is often used as an extended synonym for information technology , but is usually a more general term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of...

 and creating working private-public partnerships. He has worked within the Canadian schooling system for almost 20 years. He has developed ICT learning resources to support classroom and administrative practices.

Educator and Entrepreneur

Gerry Morgan is the founder of Ink Media Inc. (Founded:2002) with the mission of building a low cost computer for emerging nations with the premise that low cost computers could be built that would help to avoid the ownership pitfalls of modern computers and would have no need for virus protection or ongoing maintenance. As a result, demonstrating that this could be done, Gerry produced several models of the what emerged as the InkMedia mobile computer.

Gerry's research work and contributions have encapsulated developing ICT systems and training for school districts and at a provincial level, distance education delivery systems, online ICT collaborative tools, private-public social infrastructure projects, reproducible systems that can be adapted internationally and development of a low cost Rom based computer InkMedia.

Gerry carries a B.Ed. Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Calgary and MA in Education from the Antioch University, Seattle.

Awards

Gerry Morgan has received the following awards in light of his contributions at both national and international level:

• Marshall McLuhan Distinguished Teacher Award (Medal and cash award)

External links

• Gerry's Employment History
• InkMedia Official Webpage
• Wired article about Gerry Morgan titled "Scans: Real Tests for Real Kids" by Rachel Lehmann-Haupt.(10.09.97)
• Learner Profile Web site originally developed by Gerry Morgan.
• The Gerry Morgan Foundation
• Morningside Estate A Think Tank Retreat and B&B run by Gerry & Janet Morgan Located on Vancouver Island, Canada